Senior Foursomes title for Laytown and Bettystown

Rachel Taylor (Laytown & Bettystown) celebrates her win on the 18th green to give Laytown & Bettystown Golf Club victory in the Senior Foursomes at the Private Home Care Interclub Championships at Mullingar Golf Club (27/09/2013). Picture by Pat Cashman /www.cashmanphotography.ieLaytown & Bettystown beat Lahinch 2-1 to win the Private Home Care Senior Foursomes title while Moate won the Intermediate Cup and Co. Sligo took the Minor Cup at Mullingar Golf Club.

In the Challenge Cup, East Cork will face Dun Laoghaire in Saturday’s final while in the Junior Foursomes final, Castleroy will take on Carlow.

Laytown & Bettystown Senior Foursomes winners…….Mary McKenna (President, Irish Ladies Golf Union) presenting Maida McGowan (Team Manager) with the Senior Foursomes trophy after their victory at the Private Home Care Interclub Championships at Mullingar Golf Club (27/09/2013). Also in the picture in front are (from left) Oonagh Dillon (Lady President, Laytown & Bettystown Golf Club), Brenda Phelan (Lady Captain,Laytown & Bettystown Golf Club), Elizabeth Nicholson (MD, Private Home Care) and Ann Tyrrell (Lady Captain, Mullingar Golf Club). At back (from left) Carol Wickham, Ellie Metcalfe, Rachel Taylor, Aimee Wickham, Patricia McAllister, Melanie Roche, Noeline Quirke, Phil O’Gorman, Barbara Cooney, Marita Leech, Aoife Phillips and Hugh Leech (President, Laytown & Bettystown Golf Club). Picture by Pat Cashman/www.cashmanphotography.ie

The Moate Ladies team winners of the Private Home Care Intermediate Cup final at Mullingar Golf Club (27/09/2013) from left Pearse Corbett, Geraldine Coughlan, Veronica Coughlan, Sinead Healy and Mary Rohan. Picture by Pat Cashman/www.cashmanphotography.ieCo Sligo Minor Cup winners….. Claudette Murphy (Team Manager) with the Minor Cup trophy after their victory at the Private Home Care Interclub Championships at Mullingar Golf Club (27/09/2013). Also in the picture in front are (from left) Alice Flanagan (Lady President, Co Sligo Golf Club), Attracta Pender (Lady Captain, Co Sligo Golf Club) and Vinienne Foley. At back (from left) Rita Walsh, Una Gleeson, Caroline Bradshaw, Una Howley, Gay Hynes, and Catherine Roche. Picture by Pat Cashman/www.cashmanphotography.ie

Carol Wickham with her daughter Rachel Taylor (Laytown & Bettystown) celebrate victory in the Senior Foursomes Final at the Private Home Care Interclub Championships at Mullingar Golf Club (27/09/2013). Picture by Pat Cashman/www.cashmanphotography.ie

PRIVATE HOME CARE INTER-CLUB FINALS, MULLINGAR GOLF CLUB

SENIOR FOURSOMES FINAL

LAYTOWN & BETTYSTOWN 2-1 LAHINCH

Rachel Taylor (4) & Noeline Quirke (10) beat Val Shannon (8) & Elayne Hickey (6) 2up

Phil O’Gorman (5) & Patricia McAllister (9) beat Olivia Lucas (5) & Aedin McCarthy (12) 3&2

Carol Wickham (2) & Aimee Wickham (13) lost to Valerie Hassett (8) & Muiriosa Connolly (10) 6&4

INTERMEDIATE CUP FINAL

BELVOIR PARK 1½ - 3½ MOATE

Elizabeth McCrea (16) lost to Sinead Healy (16) 5&4

Una Bready (16) beat Mary Rohan (16) 2&1

Denise Killough (17) lost to Pearse Corbett (17) 3&1

Elizabeth McGuire (17) lost to Geraldine Coughlan (19) 8&7

Ann Boden (19) halved with Veronica Coughlan (19) (called in)

MINOR CUP FINAL

CAHIR PARK 1½- 3½ CO SLIGO

Patricia Brown (23) beat Una Gleeson (24) 4&2

Phil O’Connor (23) lost to Una Howley (24) 4&3

Ann McLoughlin (23) halved with Gay Hynes (24) (called in)

Margaret Gill (24) lost to Caroline Bradshaw (25) 4&2

Pauline Mulcahey (27) lost to  Rita Walsh (25) 5&3

JUNIOR CUP (Semi Finals)

EAST CORK 4½ - ½  ATHENRY

Deirdre O’Mahony (8) beat Marie Carr (8) 1up

Sarah O’Brien (8) beat Margaret Lavelle (10) 2up

Grace McGrath (9) beat Josephine Noone (11) 4&2

Mairead Ni Mhurcu (10) halved with Maria McNamara (12) (called in)

Jessie Anthony (11) beat Elizabeth Neville (14) 4&2

DUN LAOGHAIRE 3 - 2 CO. ARMAGH

Nicky Murray (8) beat June Humphries (9) 2&1

Marie Igoe (8) lost to Barbara Gartland (10) 1up

Mai Tan (9) beat Paula McCrory (10) 5&4

Laura Daly (9) lost to Lillian McMullan (11)

Suzanne Coyne (11) beat Bernie Rice (13) 2&1

JUNIOR FOURSOMES (Semi Finals)

CASTLETROY 2 - 1 CRADDOCKSTOWN

Gwynne Walsh (17) & Tineke Leonard (18) lost to Aine Keogh (17) & Margaret Bradshaw (19) 1up

Eimear Cregan (15) & Eavan Martin (22) beat Rosemary O’Connor (17) & Brigid Kennedy (19) 7&5

Kathleen Argue (17) & Grainne Forde (21) beat Audrey Quinn (18) & Joan Fitzgerald (19) 1up

CO. ARMAGH 1 - 2 CARLOW

Aideen Canavan (16) & Moya Brady (19) lost to Margaret Ruth (16) & Kathleen Hennessy (19) 2&1

Frances Davidson (17) & Gail Steed (20) beat Jeannette Fitzgerlad (17) & Mary Dillon (18) 5&4

Una Cullinane (17) & Flo McCall (22) lost to Dolores Lacey (16) & Mary Hughes (21) 5&3

CHALLENGE CUP (Semi Finals)

STRANDHILL 1-4 EAST CORK

Carmel Clarke (30) lost to Nora Roche (30) 3&2

Kathleen Vesey (30) lost to Rosie Becker (31) 3&2

Mary Corcoran (30) Halved with Pam )Codd (31)(callled in)

Claire Gallagher (31) Halved with(32)(called in)

Kay McCabe (34) lost to Paula Carey (35)7&6

NEWLANDS 3 - 2 ROCKMOUNT

Rita Keane (30) beat Noreen O’Hare (30) 4&2

Mary O’Connor (32) beat Noleen Houston (31) 2&1

Pat O’Dea (33) lost to Karen Sloan (31) 6&5

Mary Wilson (33) beat Moya Sloan (32) 1up

Helena O’Connell (33) lost to Dianne Andrews (33) 5&3.